InsiderOnline Blog: February 2013

Among the tools you might find handy in case a gunman comes looking for targets, says the Department of Homeland Security: scissors! This advice on the best way to protect yourself during what the agency calls an “active shooter situation,” comes from a video the agency recently produced:

Crouching, hiding, and running are all good ideas, but, for some reason we can’t think of, the folks who produced this fine video overlooked something. So we’ll fix it for them: Another tool you might find helpful in case someone with a gun tries to kill you would be a gun. You’re welcome, DHS.